Mount Rogers Regional Partnership represents a region of five counties and one city. Branding the region as ‘Virginia’s I81-I77 Crossroads,’ an area stretching from Carroll County to Smyth County along Interstates 81 and 77, the organization membership consists of Smyth, Wythe, Grayson, Carroll and Bland counties, and the City of Galax.
MRRP was formed as a non-profit multi-jurisdictional regional economic development organization to conduct outreach marketing, prospect development, project management, and work with its six localities to support and enhance their economic development efforts. It is one of eighteen REDOs in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
MRRP is financed by its member localities based on population, as well as voluntary private sector funding. The organization is served by a board of directors with representatives from local governments, private sector, the regional planning district commission, and community colleges.
*Note: Cities in Virginia are independent cities, which have their own governing bodies and are administratively independent of any county. Of 42 independent cities in the United States, 39 are in Virginia.
Our Mission
MRRP supports the creation of job opportunities, a broadened tax base, and an improved standard of living for the residents of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, and Wythe counties and the city of Galax by attracting and encouraging national and international businesses to locate and invest in the region, as well as by assisting existing companies with job creation and retention.
Board & Officers
Executive Director
Ashlyn Shrewsbury
Mount Rogers Regional Partnership
1000 E Main Street Grayson Hall
Wytheville, VA 24382
(276) 223-4732
Chairman
Shawn Utt
County Administrator
Local Government Director
Smyth County
121 Bagley Circle
Suite 100
Marion, VA 24354
276-783-3298 x 8301 (office)
Vice Chairman
Steve Boyer
County Administrator
Local Government Director
Grayson County
P.O. Box 217
Independence, VA 24348
(276) 773-2471
Treasurer
Stephen Bear
County Administrator
Local Government Director
Wythe County
340 South Sixth Street
Wytheville, VA 24382-2598
(276) 223-4500
Mike Watson
County Administrator
Local Government Director
Carroll County
605-1 Pine Street
Hillsville, VA 24343
(276) 728-3331
Cameron Burton
County Administrator
Local Government Director
Bland County
P.O. Box 510
Bland, VA 24315
(276) 688-4622
Michael Burnette
City Manager
Local Government Director
City of Galax
111 E. Grayson St.
Galax, VA 24333
(276) 236-2131
Whitney B. Czelusniak
Director of Economic Development
Appalachian Power
40 Franklin Rd
Roanoke, VA 24011
Mike Lawless
Executive Vice President/Principal in Charge of Regional Growth of Southwest Virginia
TRC Companies
Ex Officio Director
Dr. Dean E.Sprinkle
President – WCC
Educational Representative Director
Wytheville Community College
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
(276) 223-4848(B)
Ex Officio Director
Dr. Adam C. Hutchison
VHCC President
Educational Representative Director
VA Highlands Community College
P.O. Box 828
Abingdon, VA 24212
(276) 739-2421
Ex Officio Director
Aaron Sizemore
Executive Director
PDC Representative
Mount Rogers Planning District Commission
Public Information
Mount Rogers Regional Partnership Public Meetings
MRRP’s Board of Directors meets three times per year in March and June at 12:00 pm, and October at time TBA.
These meetings are held in Johnson Lobby, Grayson Hall, Wytheville Community College located at 1000 East Main Street, Wytheville, VA 24382.
2026 Scheduled Meeting Dates:
- October 22nd, 2026
- 2027 meeting dates TBA
MRRP’s Executive Committee meets four times per year (one of which is a virtual budget workshop), typically in February, April, May, and September.
These meetings are held in the MTC Meeting Room, Grayson Hall, Wytheville Community College located at 1000 East Main Street, Wytheville, VA 24382.
2026 Scheduled Meeting Dates:
- September 24th, 2026
- 2027 meeting dates TBA
Pathway Regional Industrial Facility Authority (PRIFA) Public Meetings
PRIFA’s regularly scheduled board meetings are held quarterly (January, April, July, and October) on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 4:30 pm.
These meetings are held in the Board of Supervisors Board Room of the Smyth County Administrative Offices located at 121 Bagley Circle, Marion, VA 24354.
2026 Scheduled Meeting Dates:
- July 22nd, 2026
- October 28th, 2026
Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority (BRCEDA) Public Meetings
BRCEDA’s regularly scheduled board meetings are on the 4th Monday of the month at 3 pm.
These meetings are held in the café at the Crossroads Institute in Galax located at 1117 E. Stuart Drive, Galax, VA 24333.
2026 Scheduled Meeting Dates:
- July 27th
- August 24th
- September 28th
- October 26th
- November 23rd
- December 28th
Mount Rogers Regional Partnership FOIA Policy
Click to view or download Mount Rogers Regional Partnership’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) policy, which includes information on how to submit a FOIA request:
